Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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A new outlook for Lincoln There is a distinct odor of fresh paint in the air. The hand rails by the stairs are thinly coated with dust. Numerous hand imprints show evidence that the building has not been vacated. The various rooms are dirty and disorganized. No, this is not the introduction to a mys- tery story. Rather it is a description of the conditions at Lincoln High while construc- tion of the school was taking place during the year. The planning for the construction began in 1971. In 1974, work began on the exterior windows and doors and on the present library, which was completed in January 1976. In this same year of completion, the Links Mall was started and finished three years later. In the summer of 1979, construction of an eight lane track began and is still going on until next summer, when it is expected to be completed. There is also to be a stadium on the west side of the field, which will seat around 2,000 people, and the football field will be equipped with an underground sprinkler system. All of the classrooms, starting with first floor, will be reconstructed. They will each receive a new coat of paint, which is chosen by the teacher occupying the room. They will install new blackboards, cabinets, floors, ceilings, doors, and for those classes which require them, new water facilities will be provided. Lockers will also be painted to replace the some what dull gray color. There was a faculty committee organ- ized to plan much of the construction. The committee members were: Merrill Peter- son, June Klein. Rose Marie KastJ and Kay Sayre. Some students were also selected to voice their ideas concerning plans for construction. Although there was some inconven- ience to students and teachers, having to move from room to room as construction progressed, all seemed to adjust very well. Distractions from learning were not of a major proportion. Classrooms left in disarray illustrate the conditions at Lincoln High during construction. Job well done-2 High Mr. Sanford Nelson, principal, was very grateful to the Board of Education for allowing the construction to take place. He stated that often times it is so easy to ignore the older schools, when we should try to make all schools look equally well. He said it is necessary for all schools to have the same opportunity for a good learning environment. The cost to replace the building at Lin- coln High School would be $18 million. This would be a much greater expense than will be required to remodel the pres- ent structure, which is basically a well con- structed, sturdy building. The construc- tion is expected to be completed in the fall of 1981. Right Many hours of hard work were spent during the school year with hope of completing the new Oval in 1981.

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 Yellow, greenand white were the primary colorschosen foe the hallways of the school. To break up the monotony of solid green, the name of the subject assigned toa particular section of the school will be designed on the wall. Job well done3